A Dress to Drink Tea in...

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This was the first dress I’ve made unassisted! Having just returned to sewing for the first time since high school I started with this retro mcalls pattern and am super happy with the way it turned out – keeping in mind I ended up making and un-picking the entire thing 3 times over!
I used a beautiful quilting fabric which admittedly, may be a little heavy but i fell I love with the pattern and colour so I used it regardless.
This is the perfect girly tea dress and i just adore the shape and the full full skirt- I already have plans to make it again in red!

Hi Guys, thanks so much for all the compliments – they gave me goose bumps!
After a little digging through the pattern box it found it! Its actually a Retro Butterwick #B4792.
Its out of print but can be found on the Butterwick website with a limited few still for sale.
Tip – just check on ebay (where I got it) there’s quite a few making the rounds ;)
x x M

Wow – this is gorgeous. Haven’t been on the site for ages and this really stands out. Totally with the others – any chance of finding out what pattern you used as I’m fascinated by the halter in front/slope in back contrast.

Beautiful- I love the design, the fit and the material. I think that many of the intersting fabrics are quilting material. This dress would look fantastic in red. Well done – I like your other dresses too.

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